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Rob Edwards Admits Relegated Luton Missed Wales Star Tom Lockyer
Rob Edwards admitted the doubters were right about Luton after they were relegated from the Premier League following a final-day 4-2 defeat to Fulham at Kenilworth Road. Adama Traore opened the scoring for the Cottagers with Raul Jimenez on target twice and Harry Wilson rounding things off midway through the second half. Carlton Morris (penalty) and Alfie Doughty scored to make it 1-1 and 2-3, but the visitors had too much.
WRU Insist New Tier Will Provide Super Lift-Off
Welsh Rugby Union head of player development John Alder insists the new Super Rygbi Cymru competition can provide a smooth pathway from the club to the international game. Welsh rugby's new Elite Domestic Competition (EDC) will be branded as the Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) trophy next season.
Omar Ahmed Wins Cardiff Bay 10K
Unusually warm conditions proved challenging for athletes assembled for the flat and fast Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K, meaning no course records were broken, but more than 5,000 registered runners enjoyed a run in the sun. The event was the second fixture of the Run 4 Wales 10K Series, seeing a re-match from the top three athletes in last month’s ABP Newport 10K in the men’s race.
Ospreys’ Morgan Morris Impresses Most Watchers . . . Except Warren Gatland
When two greats of the Welsh game like Shane Williams and Justin Tipuric describe a player as “superb” and “amazing”, that’s praise indeed. Those were their plaudits for the Ospreys No 8 Morgan Morris after he produced yet another Man of the Match performance in his team’s 26-13 victory over the Dragons in Swansea.
Sabrina Fortune Keeps A 'Straight Face' To Smash World Record Twice To Land Shot Gold
Sabrina Fortune broke the women's F20 shot put world record twice as she powered to a third successive gold medal at the World Paralympic Champs in Kobe.
Joe Cordina To Consider Move To Lightweight After Shock World Title Defeat in Saudi Arabia
Joe Cordina will consider moving up to lightweight after the shock loss of his world super-featherweight title in Saudi Arabia. The Welsh fighter lost his belt - and his previously unbeaten professional record to Belfast boxer Anthony Cacace, who delivered the performance of his career to win the IBF crown. Cordina was stopped in the eighth round of a fight that appeared to slip away from him from the early stages.
Anna Hursey Admits She's Tired . . . But She's Off To The Olympic Games At 17
Anna Hursey admitted she had to overcome fatigue as she became the first Welsh table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games. The 17-year-old – who became the youngest athlete to compete at a Commonwealth Games as an 11-year-old six years ago – is through to compete in Paris after a hugely impressive qualification tournament. Hursey beat a string of players above her in the world rankings to take one of five players on offer.
Risky Business Sees Geraint Grab Second Place On Giro d'Italia
Geraint Thomas saw his risky approach pay off as he regained second place at the Giro d'Italia following the individual time trial.
Joe Cordina Ready For Riyadh Title Defence And Confident He Will Deal With Anthony Cacace
Joe Cordina is in confident mood as he prepares to make a second defence of his IBF super-featherweight crown in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night against Belfast’s IBO world champion, Anthony Cacace. Cordina - already Wales’ most successful boxer since the days of Joe Calzaghe - knows he will have the eyes of the world upon him as the warm-up act in Riyadh for Tyson Fury’s monumental undisputed heavyweight title clash against Oleksandr Usyk.
Dewi Lake Keen To Dive Straight Back In For Ospreys And Wales
Dewi Lake is aiming to play his part in helping put some joy back into Welsh rugby. It’s been a difficult season for the game in Wales with the Test team suffering a Six Nations whitewash and three of the regions lying in the bottom four of the BKT URC table.
European Athletics Championships
Joe Brier’s Bravery Rewarded As He Takes Silver Medal For GB At World Championships
Joe Brier earned a prized silver medal at the Athletics World Championships in Budapest, even though injury ruled him out of the mixed 4 x 400m relay final. The Welsh star ran a superb opening leg in his heat even though he injured himself early in his run as Great... Read More
Meet Stan . . . The Ukrainian Sprinter Who’s Now The Fastest Man In Wales
Ukraine’s national sprint champion has said he will be “eternally grateful” to Wales for the welcome he and his team-mates have received in Cardiff. Stanislav Kovalenko is being hosted by Cardiff Met University as he prepares for next month’s Ukrainian National Championships, along with fellow sprinters Nikita Rodchenkov and Danylo... Read More
Jeremiah Azu Adds To His Medal Tally . . . As The Cardiff Youngster Enjoys A Fantastic European Athletics Championships
By Owen Morgan
Jeremiah Azu "gave everything" as he launched Great Britain to 4x100m gold on a night of high drama as the European Athletics Championships came to a close in Munich on Sunday evening.
The Cardiff youngster admitted to feeling the pressure in front of a large and noisy home crowd... Read More
Joe Brier Helps GB Strike Gold In Munich As Heather Lewis Impresses In Race Walk
Joe Brier helped Great Britain's 4x400m squad win gold at the European Athletics Championships. The Swansea Harrier... Read More
Jake Heyward Takes Silver Lining At Euros But Insists He May Have Struck Gold If Fully Fit
Jake Heyward revealed he believed he would have challenged Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen for gold at the European Championships had illness not taken the edge off his running. Heyward overcame illness earlier in the week to claim a superb silver medal for Great Britain in the 1500m in Munich on... Read More
Medal Winner Jeremiah Azu Looks To Conquer The World . . . And Pledges No Repeat Of "Nonsense" Rankings System
Jeremiah Azu has vowed to show his blazing talent on the world stage next year and avenge the “nonsense” of the ranking system that denied him earlier this summer. The 21-year-old Welsh star produced a brilliant run to claim a bronze medal in the 100m final at the European Athletics... Read More
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